Railway-tie.



PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

J. s. FRAZER. RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED 00T.17, 1905. I

kwm www BY H I E ATTORNEYS omrnn sTATEs PATENT orrion JAMESSTANLEYFRAZER, OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK.

' RAIL AY- TIE.

at. 826,718. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 1 906.

Application filed October 17, 1905. Serial No. 283,083.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, JAMES STANLEY FRA- the United States, and a residentof Mount Vernon, in the county of Westchester and State of New York,have invented a new-and useful Improvement in Rail way-Ties, of whichthe following is a-full, clear,' and.exact description.

Myin'vention relates to composite railwayties.

I A purpose of the 'invention'is to roduce a mi way-tie in theconstruction which v perishable material does not enter, and which .vnlI Another purpose of the invention is to provide a simple constructionof railway-tie in can be made at a cost sufiiciently reasonable toi'ustify its adoption be exceedingly durable.

which the position of the rail confined inches of on the tie is not toany one spot, or to a certain few space, and in which an especial con-,struction of tie does not have to be provided to meet specialrequirements.

Afurther pur ose of the invention is to proas'tening the rails to theties,

so that not onlymaythe rails be securely clam ed in any position on theties, but uar -ra'ils, switch-rails, frogs, 850., may also eclampedthereto with equal facility and security. g p

' Another purpose oft-he invention is to so construct the tie that therewill'be" no loose or and pointed out in wearing parts to need attention[heinvention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, the claims.

eference is to be had to the accompany- I ing drawings, forming a partof this specificatening devicesfforthe'rail and Fig. 5 is 8. Ion.-

' upon. a larger scale.

tion, .in which similar characters of'reference indicate correspondingparts in all the figures.

. E e- 1 is a pers ectivevie of the improv d tie. Fig. 2 islalongitndinal vertical section throu h the tie, taken practicallyflon theline 2 2 0 Fig. 1, theview being drawn 'g; 3 isa view of the'metal' bodyof the tie." Fig. 4 is a transverse section throu hthe tie, drawn uponan enlarged sca1e,, 'a si'rfe elevation of a, portion of a rail, and aside elevation of the f gitudinal section through a portion ofthe tieand a section through a part of a rail and fastening devices'for the,rail, the section be- '55 Q in taken racti'cally on-the line'5 5'of Fig.4.

%he body are produced in the top and use, and which opposite directions,as is illustrated the other plastic material and at its bottom porbottomplan portion A of the tie 'is'made of upon the upper face metal andusually consists, as shown, of a to or face late and a central web 11, w'ch extends downward from end toend of the top or face plate 10; but Idesire it to he understood that two or more webs may be em'loyed,although the T formation of the ho y-section is preferred. Slots 12 and13 plate 10 adjacent to its side edges, which s ots preferably extendast each other at the central portion of the ody,'as is shown i 'Figs. 1and 3; butthey may be made shor er if occasion demands.

Each slot 12 and 13 at its terminal portion is provided with an opening14-of any desired shape, preferably, rectangular, which openings aremuch wider than the said slots 12 and 13.

A series of teeth 15 is formed upon the under surface of the face or toplate 10 at the side marginal portion of ,eac slot 12 and 13, as is bestshown in Fig. 3, and the said series of teeth extend from oneterminal'opening 14 of a slot to the other.

' The web 11 is provided with a' series of o enings or slots 16,produced near its lower e go, as is shown by dotted'lines in Fig. 4,

ressed from the said slots orm fins 17,- which extend and the materialis carried out to t at an angle, usually an acute angle, from the sidefaces of the said Web. The said fins 17 may, extend beyond'both faces ofthe web or be ,ond one face of'the web; but when the s extend beyondboth faces of the web, they may be carried in the same direction or inin Fig. 3. provided for the metal body of tie, which base is made ofcement or of A base 18 is tion is Wider than the' face-plate 10 of thebody, so thatthe tie in its entirety will rest as firmly as possibleupon the ground or other support.

mmediately beneath the slots 12 and 13 in the facelate of-the said bodychannels 1 9 are produced in the base 18, and the said channels areusually made to extend-from end to end ofthe base and are inclined fromtheir centers in ofiposite'direction's to the end portions of the ase,so as to conduct water from the base asra idly as possible should waterenter. the saidjcffannels throu h the said slots 12 and 13. I desire itto belin from the slots 14 nearest the center of the tie. The base 20 ofthe rail A is made to rest of'the face-platei Q erstood, however, thatiti s'ignly necessary for said slots to extend of the body of the tie,asis shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and the rail is secured in place upon thetie by means of suitable fastening devices, which fastenin devicescomprise railclamps 21, locking-plates 23, and bolts 25. The rail-clamps21 are made to fit firmly upon the'upper face of the face-plate 10 onthe body of the tie and are recessed upon their under faces, so as tofit over the flange of the rail and rest thereon, as is best shown inFig. 5. Eachrail-clamp 21 ,is provided with a longitudinal slot 22, andthe locking-plates 23 are located just below the rail-clamps 21 withinthe channels 19, as is also best shown in Fig. 5. .The under faces ofthe locking-plates 23- are inclined correspondingly to the outer facesof the rail-clamps 21, and the outer or upper faces of the saidlocking-plates 23 are provided with teeth 24, which meshwith the teeth15 at the side portions of the slots 12 and 13, as is clearly shown inFig. 5. The rail-clamps 21 and the locking-plates 23 are firmly held. intheir respective positions by bolts 25, which'extend upward and'outwardthrough suitable apertures in the lockingpla'tes and through the slots22 in the railclamps, the outer ends of the bolts 25 being provided withsuitable nuts 26. It will' thus be observed that the rails can be placedat any desired point on the ties, as the locking devices may be placedat any point between the ends of the slots 12 and 13. It is furtherevident that frogs and other attachments maybe attached to the sameties-with the rails in the same manner as the rails are secured. Idesire it to be understood that while the fins '17" are preferablyemployed to effect a secure bond between the metal body and the concretebase the said fins, if desired, may be omitted and the apertures 16 onlyretained; but the p esence of the fins is preferred. It is evident a sothat thetieis exceedingly dura ble, compact and economic,and-exceedinglywell adapted for the purpose intended.

Having thus described my- .invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In compositerailway-ties, a bodyplatehaving a central longitudinal web extending downwardly therefromand having longitudinal slots adjacent to its side edges, and a plasticbase for the body-plate, having channels therein beneath the said slots,the central longitudinal web beingrprovided with oppositely-arrangedtongues for engaging the plastic base.

2. In composite railway-ties, a body-plate having a web extendingdownwardly there fromxlongitudinal slots adjacent'to its side en s, anda plastic base for the body-plate, provided with channelswhichextendfromthe central enlargement ofsaidlongitudinalslots two subscribinwitnesses. ed es,wh1ch slots have enlargements at their 3. In'compositerailway-ties, a body-plate havin a webprovided with openings therein ands ots adjacent to its side ed es overlapping at the central portion of te plate, which slots are enlarged at their ends, teeth upon the underface of the body-plate at'the side marginal portions of the slots, and aplastic base on which the body-plate rests andin' which the said web isembodied, the said base being provided with longitudinal channelsextending from end to end and located-beneath the slots in thebody-plate. I

4., In composite railway-ties, a bod -p'late having adownwardly-extending we provided with openings and outwardly-extendingfins adjacent to the openings, the said body-plate being also providedwith longitudinal slots adjacent to its side ed es, and having theirterminals enlarged, teet on the under side of the body-plate at the sidemarginal portions of its slots, a plastic base .on

which the said body-plate rests and in. which the web isembedded,whichbase is outwardly flared at its bottom and is provided with long1-tudinal channels beneath the slots in the bodyplate, which channelstaper downwardly in tions.

5. In composite railway-ties, a body-plate having a downwardly-extendingweb provided with openings and outwardly-extending fins adjacent to theopenings, the said body-plate being also provided with longitudinalslots adjacent to its side edges, having their terminals enlarged, teethon the under side of the bodyplate at the side marginal portions of itsslots, a plastic base on which the said body-plate rests and in whichthe web is embedded, which base is outwardly flared at its bottom and isrovided with lonitudinal channels beneat the slots in the Ody-plate,which channels taper downwardly in opposite directions from theircentral' portions, clamps each having an. opening therein, which clampsare adapted to fit to the upper surface of the body-plate and the flangeof the rail resting on said plate, a loekin 'ep'late beneath each clamp,having teeth for engagement with the teeth on the under side of thebody-plate, and bolts provided with nuts, which bolts extend through thelocking-plates, the slots in the body-plate and the openings in theclamps, as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed myname to this specification inthe-presence of Cl H. Quininr, Jr.

opposite directions from their central por-

